tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45149824013193979612018-10-18T03:08:41.073-07:00Grassfed GeekA blog about Paleo Diet-inspired living, food, and health.Adventures in Dressmakinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125grassfedgeek/FtaGhttps://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-60090212820288496992015-03-03T09:57:00.000-08:002015-03-03T19:29:38.008-08:00Knee Pain BoogeymanFor the last year I've dealt with some anterior knee pain around the front of my knee caps (also known as jumpers knee), and occasional, acute pain in my medial right knee. It didn't seem to have a direct cause, but the usual prescription of rest, ice, compression, elevation (RICE) didn't do the trick. If I rested for a few days my knees wouldn't hurt so bad, but after any amount of increased Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com8http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2015/03/knee-pain-boogeyman.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-26584146099131990162014-12-18T06:51:00.001-08:002014-12-18T06:51:59.004-08:00Real food/Paleo fan TV recommendation: Meat EaterSince I began learning about the benefits of grassfed versus conventional meats, I've started to understand how the best meat sources could be even more than "grassfed"--wild. Products from grassfed or pastured animals are without a doubt higher quality than food from commercial animal feeding operation "conventional" sources, providing more Omega-3 fatty acids, more vitamins, and other benefits Suzannah Hamlin Stanleyhttps://plus.google.com/101224863114560976180noreply@blogger.com4http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2014/12/real-foodpaleo-fan-tv-recommendation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-14528886102049219502014-12-02T06:58:00.000-08:002014-12-02T06:58:00.055-08:00Holiday 2014 Gift Guide - for the mobility & fitness fan
A gift guide for and from those of us who are interested or learning about fitness, training, mobility, and movement--regardless of skill level or athleticism.
I spend a lot of time thinking about strength and have been making big gains in my performance in the weight room, but mobility is equally, if not more, important. My dad and I often compare notes about our latest mobility exercises and Suzannah Hamlin Stanleyhttps://plus.google.com/101224863114560976180noreply@blogger.com11http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2014/12/holiday-2014-gift-guide-for-mobility.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-71906799541024872522014-07-07T07:00:00.000-07:002014-07-07T07:00:01.091-07:00Kettlebell workout lessons from The Warrior RoomMy wife and I recently got a chance to spend 3 months taking classes The Warrior Room kettlebell gym in Milkwaukie, Oregon. I'm excited to tell you about our training experience at this fantastic facility. In short, it has a great atmosphere, has amazing coaching, and really kicks your ass.
Kettlebells? Functional movement?
An entire gym completely dedicated to that most simple, and yet dynamicSuzannah Hamlin Stanleyhttps://plus.google.com/101224863114560976180noreply@blogger.com4http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2014/07/kettlebell-workout-lessons-from-warrior.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-16571037833827540592014-06-16T07:20:00.000-07:002014-06-16T07:20:00.022-07:00Mindful Eating Challenge complete! Next steps...We've completed our 14-day Mindful Eating Challenge!
You can check out the details on the Mindful Eating Challenge here to learn why we did this and what it means. Read the update halfway through here.
For the past two weeks, my wife and I have paid attention to where, when, and how we eat our food. No standing at the kitchen counter eating a snack, no hurrying through a meal while Suzannah Hamlin Stanleyhttps://plus.google.com/101224863114560976180noreply@blogger.com4http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2014/06/mindful-eating-challenge-complete-next.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-44540297312820745182014-06-09T06:45:00.000-07:002014-06-20T19:17:13.203-07:00Mindful Eating Challenge Progress and UpdateOne week into the 14-day Mindful Eating Challenge, and I have some reflections on the experience thus far!
You can check out the details on the Mindful Eating Challenge here to learn why we're doing this and what it means. Read the summary of the completed challenge here.
The official 14-day challenge was in large part my wife's idea, and I've been learning while doing. Some benefits I've Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com8http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2014/06/mindful-eating-challenge-progress-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-81639622063750128872014-05-30T09:05:00.000-07:002014-06-20T19:17:59.052-07:00Mindful Eating Challenge - improving where, when, and how we eat
Update: You can read the halfway through update on our Mindful Eating Challenge here and the summary of the completed challenge here.
My wife and I thinking a lot about mindful eating. I imagine "mindful eating" can mean a lot of things (being connected to and respectful of the animals that we eat, for example--something we also do, but for us right now the concept means taking the time to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2014/05/mindful-eating-challenge-improving.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-76690063096942755662014-05-05T06:40:00.000-07:002014-05-05T15:16:16.637-07:00Portable real food snacks - great for airplane travelI've done a lot of traveling already this year, and am expecting more soon. A little more time spent sitting on planes and in cars than I would like!, but it's been for pleasure as well as business.
Traveling can make it hard to eat foods that make you feel good, and since starting a real food, Paleo lifestyle in December of 2012 I've learned some habits for staying nourished while in a strange Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com5http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2014/04/portable-real-food-snacks-great-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-37833749336198327052014-04-04T11:49:00.000-07:002014-05-04T20:05:40.301-07:00The Crossfit Experiment
Here we go guys.
Starting in summer 2013, my wife and I have visited as many CrossFit gyms as we could in the Portland area. We've been to 11 of them for a few classes each and have seen the wide variety of communities, training regimens, and attitudes that are present across the CrossFit world. My wife and I had no prior CrossFit experience but had heard so much about it from podcasts Suzannah Hamlin Stanleyhttps://plus.google.com/101224863114560976180noreply@blogger.com7http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2014/04/the-crossfit-experiment.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-79764901481115031632014-01-31T07:31:00.000-08:002014-02-09T16:45:26.352-08:0021 Day Sugar Detox Complete!
My wife and I just finished the 21 Day Sugar Detox protocol that we started after the Christmas season. I had been feeling a little gross and my immune system had been dragging over the holidays, in part because of the amount of sugar I found myself eating! It's so easy to indulge when sweet things are all around you (and I had a good time with it, don't get me wrong)--however, I decided Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com5http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2014/01/21-day-sugar-detox-complete.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-43325903086724810572014-01-16T15:44:00.000-08:002014-01-17T23:20:54.229-08:00It's delicious because it's good for you. We've all been tricked! Our biology has been hijacked and it's causing us so many problems. When modern, industrial food processing and preparation came along and everyone started buying TV dinners and everything in a can, our taste buds could no longer be trusted. Before this, when there was only local food access, nobody had to worry about whether or not something tasty was good or bad for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2014/01/its-delicious-because-its-good-for-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-45608921706134586542014-01-06T09:04:00.000-08:002014-01-06T17:06:30.132-08:00Announcing the Grassfed Geek Podcast!
I'm excited to announce that I'm starting a podcast based around my blog concept. It's called (you guessed it), the Grassfed Geek Podcast! Basically, I realized that there were certain things I wanted to talk about that I felt would be better if released in an audio format. I'm still working on the technical side of things, and as I don't have much background in studio recording there may beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com1http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2014/01/announcing-grassfed-geek-podcast.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-18258027649285802092014-01-03T10:30:00.000-08:002014-01-03T09:59:52.775-08:00Salt vs. sodium - And why I eat LOTS of sea salt! Why your body needs saltI mentioned once before that we altogether stopped buying table salt a while ago. And, when you cut out all processed foods (on a Paleo/real foods diet), you tend to dramatically lower your overall sodium consumption. But, neither of these means pure, natural salt is unhealthy at all!
The original "Paleo Diet" by Loren Cordain was low-salt, but since then the Paleo community has evaluated more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2014/01/salt-vs-sodium-and-why-i-eat-lots-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-67043196400009850982013-12-09T06:56:00.000-08:002013-12-09T06:56:00.150-08:00Discomfort, growth, and the 3 types of funI've been thinking a lot this year thinking about my goals and the experiences I want to have, and one thing that I've been thinking about a lot is redefining my relationship with discomfort. A few months back I wrote a post about how my training in Brazilian jiu jitsu is consistently very difficult and uncomfortable, but whenever I get done with a class or with sparring I feel this exhilaration Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2013/12/discomfort-growth-and-3-types-of-fun.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-7955254954387314022013-11-22T09:51:00.000-08:002013-11-22T09:51:57.449-08:00We made bacon!We recently bought half a hog from a local farm, Heritage Farms Northwest. We've bought cow shares before and purchased a whole lamb over the summer, but a hog was new territory. We got 137 pounds of pork (the farm does pastured Red Wattle hogs, a critically endangered species, and is one of the largest breeders of them in the US), including tens of pounds of fat (for rendering), bones (for Suzannah Hamlin Stanleyhttps://plus.google.com/101224863114560976180noreply@blogger.com10http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2013/11/we-made-bacon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-83077291394039128762013-11-15T06:42:00.000-08:002014-01-02T20:24:22.538-08:00Why I eat white rice instead of brown
Been thinking lately about rice, and wanted to share about my experience with white vs. brown rice.
When we went Paleo in December of 2012, I didn't cut rice out of my diet entirely. We never make it at home, but I have no issue eating it with sushi or at Thai restaurants. I used to always order brown rice when possible when dining out, because I thought that brown rice, with the fiber and Suzannah Hamlin Stanleyhttps://plus.google.com/101224863114560976180noreply@blogger.com2http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2013/11/why-i-eat-white-rice-instead-of-brown.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-89724431919931812052013-11-08T12:38:00.000-08:002013-11-10T10:53:40.482-08:00Carbs = Sugar (WHAT???)
A Glucose molecule
A simple explanation of why non-sugary carbs act like sugars in our bodies. I just recently grasped this concept, thanks to a biology class I'm taking.
News flash! Carbohydrates = Sugars. Simply put, there's no
difference between a sugar and a carbohydrate. In fact, carbohydrates, by
definition, are various groupings of sugar molecules. Here’s what Wikipedia has
to say:
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2013/11/carbs-sugar-what.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-56417288346531517242013-10-14T13:30:00.000-07:002013-12-16T09:54:10.011-08:00Have You Heard? Debunking Bad Arguments and Searching for the Truth in the Paleo MovementThere are a lot of good arguments and counterarguments out there--you've probably heard some pretty interesting points, as well as totally opposite views that also seem valid. I've learned so much in the past year or so, from all different sources, and I know I need some clarity. So I wanted to bring together some resources that have been shaping my thinking recently. I call it: Have You Heard?
1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2013/10/have-you-heard.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-49067273992291715382013-09-24T12:02:00.003-07:002013-09-24T13:36:20.942-07:00Making raw sauerkraut (inspired by Balanced Bites and Chris Kresser)
Homemade Raw Sauerkraut
It's gut rockin', probiotic supreme raw sauerkraut time! I'm really stoked that I finally got to this because I've wanted to make it for months, but it took until last weekend to finally get up the motivation. This stuff is great for you and it's delicious. Trust me, if you've only ever had the pre-packaged, cooked, store-bought kind you don't know what you're Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2013/09/making-raw-sauerkraut.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-26354686843952317682013-09-13T11:46:00.002-07:002013-09-13T13:39:23.624-07:00CrossFit Style At-Home Workout #1I designed and completed this workout this morning and even though it's simple, it kicked my ass! Here's what I did:
The WOD:
20 min. AMRAP (As Many Reps (or rounds) As Possible) of
400m run
13 push-ups with elbows tucked (or personal max)
50 single unders on jump rope
15 box jumps (I did mine on a convenient ledge)
Here's a few pics from my crappy iPad camera : )
Not perfect form, but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2013/09/crossfit-style-at-home-workout-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-81196252840634401672013-09-10T05:59:00.000-07:002013-09-12T13:23:49.697-07:00Local food week: 1 week of entirely local food dinnersA challenge! We decided to see if we could eat only local foods for dinner for a whole week.
To follow up to my post last week about our CSA share and recent whole lamb purchase I'd like to share what we've been doing with all those delicious veggies and grassfed meat. We decided to do a local food challenge, just for a week, and focused mostly on dinners. (Our lunches are almost always left Suzannah Hamlin Stanleyhttps://plus.google.com/101224863114560976180noreply@blogger.com6http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2013/09/local-food-week-1-week-of-entirely.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-13885239568574292152013-09-04T05:03:00.000-07:002013-09-04T11:21:55.069-07:00CSA, Lamb Share, and Fridge ContentsOne of the most awesome things about this summer has been the CSA (community supported agriculture) subscription that my wife and I signed up for. Every week we get a big box full of a variety of veggies that lasts us throughout the week. Here are some of the ways it's been awesome:
The produce is super fresh--which means it's tastier and actually has a much higher vitamin content. (This is Suzannah Hamlin Stanleyhttps://plus.google.com/101224863114560976180noreply@blogger.com0http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2013/09/csa-lamb-share-and-fridge-contents.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-89019173904718693972013-08-22T05:23:00.000-07:002013-08-29T19:39:30.663-07:00A Typical Upgraded Paleo Day (Part 3): The EveningHere's Part 3 of my series on a typical day in my "Upgraded Paleo"/modified Paleo/"Bulletproof" day! (Check out the other parts of this series:
Part 1: My "upgraded Paleo"/"Bulletproof" morning routine
Part 2: The middle of the day, and keeping energy up)
Evening Workout:
Since writing Part 2, I've been working full-time away from home, so nowadays I don't get home until 5:30 or so. A few days Adventures in Dressmakinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.com1http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2013/08/a-typical-upgraded-paleo-day-part-3.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-59446040291879071142013-08-21T10:35:00.002-07:002013-08-21T14:35:57.181-07:00Chiropractic Career PossibilitiesIn the last few months I've been considering a few different possibilities for a future career change. One that's really been sticking in my head is the idea of becoming a chiropractor, physical therapist, or trainer someday. Because of my passion for learning about these health issues and writing this blog, I feel like it's a sign that a health career might be in my future. In addition, my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com4http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2013/08/chiropractic-career-possibilities.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514982401319397961.post-21597095896536022362013-08-17T08:04:00.002-07:002013-08-17T08:04:34.041-07:00Trip to San FranciscoI just got back from an awesome trip with my brother Cory to the San Francisco bay area! We drove down (10-12 hours) and stayed with my older sister Darcy who lives in Oakland. It was such a good time, and I managed to really cram in a lot of experiences and fun times!
Outside Lands:
We started our trip at the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival that is held in Golden Gate Park every summer. Suzannah Hamlin Stanleyhttps://plus.google.com/101224863114560976180noreply@blogger.com1http://www.grassfedgeek.net/2013/08/san-francisco-outside-lands-crossfit-kelly-starrett.html